Window-shade-roller bracket and actuating device



July 6 1926. V 1,591,371

7 v M. FRANZ wmvow' SHADE ROLLER BRACKET AND ACTUATIN'G DEVICE Filed June 2, 1925 Patented July 6, 1926 p MICKEY FRANZ, OF PUE oononanol;

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Application filed June 2,"192"5. serial 1\To. 34,fl( 1.

The present inventionrelates to a device for use 111 connection with shade rollers and the hke,'1n order that they may be supported onthe windowframe, or like supportfand in order that they may be easily operated is to provide a device of this nature having a brake mechanism associated therewith for engagement with the shade roller to accidental rotation thereof. 7

A still further very important object of the invention is to provide a deviceof this nature which'is exceedingly simple in its construction, Strong,durable, one which is prevent efficient and reliable in its use, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted.

to the purpose for which it is designed.

lVith the above and numerous other ob jects in view as will appear as the descriptionfproceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and'in -'the combination and arrangement of. parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing .Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a window frame showing my improved device associated therewith as in actual use,

Figure 2 is a vertical detail section taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking to the left,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the brackets, and p Figure a is a detail perspective view of one of the brake jaws. i

1, Referring to the' drawing iii-detail it will be seen that A designates a window frame or the like with which is adapted to be" asso- I ,nisin including the jaws E will hold the roller in any desired position to which it may have be'en rotated by actuation ofthe chain 24. It will thus be seen that I have ciated the shade B and the roller-"C. This roller C may. be of the conventional spring type, or. of-any other suitableformation." The parts thus far described are all of conj ventional, or any well known or desirable construction and donot form a partof my invention, but are illustrated merely tobring the utility and novelty of I Y maintains the roller in a position to hold the out more clearly my improved .device. 7

. Referring particularly to my improve- -'.n1e 1 1 t it will be seen that the letter D indi-f :cates'" generally one ofthebrackets which in eludes a body plate 5 ,f'a nd a 'r'ectangularly disposed flange 6 at one end.. The flange} is provided "with apertures 71' in order that suitable fastening elements such as screws may be inserted therethrougliforsecuring the bracket onto the window frame-A 9 On theupperand lower edges of the flange 6 there are provided a pair of curved loops 8.

On the lower edge of the body 5, a pair of curved loops 9 are formed which are in horizontal spaced relation. A tongue 10 is cut from the body 5 vertically starting from the upper edge thereof and is bent out- 7 V wardly,an d then under over upon itself, as maybe seen particularly 111 Figure 1.

The brake mechanism includes a palr of jaws, each of which iswindicated generally ,by the letter F, and includes an intermediate arc'uate shaped portion 12 terminating in straight ends 13 and 14, the former of which is provided with an aperture 15, and the latter with a T-head 16. The T-headslG I: are engaged in the loo-ps8 at the top and bottom edges of the flange 6, and a bolt 17 passes through'the apertures 15 and has a nut 18 on its upper end, a spring 19 is coiled about the bolt 17 between the lower end 13 of the lower jaw E, and the head .20 of the bolt, and tends to hold the jawsin frictional engagement with the'roller C, which has its pintle 21 in theslot 22 left by the tongue 10,

and rests on the horizontal'upper portion of said tongue" asclearly illustrated in Figure 1. A band '23 of annular, construction isdisposed about the roller C being fixed thereto in any suitable manner and is provided with a plurality of spacedcross ribs forming teeth so that a chain 24 maybe trained thereover. This chain isextended throughthe guide loops 9.v It. will therefore be seen that upon pulling the chain 24, the roller-C may be rotated, and that the brake mechaprovided a device which not only efiiciently supports the shade roller, but allows the same .shadeat a desired height as to the window.

7 tion. 10

It is apparent that the device is capable of use Without any kind of a roller, and is not necessarily confined to a shade'roller.

The present embodiment ofthe invention has been disclos'edr'n-rely by Way of" example, and attains all the features of ad- Yantage enumerated as desirable in the state'- ment'of theinVBIltlOD and the above descrip- I ying thus described. the invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by'LettersPatentis z A bracket for av shade roller; wherein the a It will" be apparent that numerous shaderolleris provided With a sprocket'having a chain trained thereover and has asso- I cia-ted therewith, a. pair of spring pressed brake members; comprising-a platein which an end" of the roller is adapted to be journaled, a pair ofspaced guide loops formed integrally with thexlowerledge of the plate,

said loops adapted to receiye runs of thechain; a flange formed integrally With one side edge of the plate and extending rectan-' gularly therefrom, tWo pairs ofloops formed} on the flange, one on the upper edge thereof and one onthe lower edge thereof, the loops of each pair being spaced from each other: and aligned for receiving piyotsof the brake members; I r

In testimony whereof I signature.

7 MICKEY FRANZ. 

